Telecommunications Act of 1996
GPTKB entity
Statements (102)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Al_Gore
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| gptkbp:addresses |
content regulation
media ownership rules access for disabled individuals telecommunications accessibility telemarketing practices telecommunications service quality standards competition in the cable market |
| gptkbp:affects |
wireless communications
telecommunications pricing international telecommunications policy telecommunications workforce development rural telecommunications |
| gptkbp:aims_to |
promote competition
|
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Communications_Act_of_1934
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
February 8, 1996
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:encourages |
investment in infrastructure
public-private partnerships rural telecommunications development |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Telecommunications_Development_Fund
gptkb:Telecommunications_Relay_Services framework for digital broadcasting funding for schools and libraries framework for telecommunications competition. framework for telecommunications mergers local exchange carrier obligations |
| gptkbp:facilitates |
internet growth
deregulation of the telecommunications market |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Telecommunications Act of 1996
|
| gptkbp:impact |
media ownership rules
internet regulation deregulation of telecommunications |
| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for universal service
provisions for broadband access provisions for privacy protection provisions for cable television provisions for digital television provisions for educational access provisions for emergency communications provisions for local telephone service provisions for public safety communications provisions for satellite communications provisions for wireless communications safeguards for consumers |
| gptkbp:influences |
media consolidation trends
telecommunications policy debates telecom mergers and acquisitions broadband policy telecom industry standards state telecommunications regulations telecom regulatory framework Federal Communications Commission policies competition in local markets FCC policies |
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
legal studies
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
deregulation
|
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
academic papers
|
| gptkbp:is_considered |
a landmark legislation
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
media consolidation
impact on public interest impact on local news |
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
policy forums
|
| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
economic growth
digital economy technological innovation consumer protection laws broadband expansion global telecommunications standards telecom mergers e-commerce development wireless technology advancements telecommunications workforce development consumer choice in telecommunications internet growth telecommunications accessibility initiatives FCC reforms information technology growth telecommunications policy evolution |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
U. S. telecommunications history
|
| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
gptkb:legal_case
|
| gptkbp:is_related_to |
digital divide
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
communications research
|
| gptkbp:promotes |
telecommunications research
universal service telecommunications infrastructure investment innovation in telecommunications services investment in rural broadband competition in local markets investment in telecommunications technology |
| gptkbp:provides |
consumer protection measures
|
| gptkbp:regulates |
telecommunications industry
|
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:Telecommunications_Act_of_1934
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| gptkbp:requires |
reporting on service quality
consumer education on telecommunications services affordable access to telecommunications services disclosure of service rates interconnection among carriers |
| gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:Bill_Clinton
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| gptkbp:supports |
telecommunications education
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